Pasta and Cheese with Chicken and Peas is an easy-peasy dinner. Don’t you agree with me?!

Once in a while my meals, dinners, in particular, seem to look like this, one pot.

Well, if I am being honest, we make one-pot meals more often than you think.

It is only less demanding and combines everything into one dish. My kids love it, and I am a very happy mama.

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By the way, Happy Mother’s Day!

We are moms 365 days, rain or shine, sick or healthy, we get up and start all over again. So we should celebrate every day.

I am blessed to be a mom of three amazing kids. No matter how hard parenthood sometimes is, we have a purpose in life.

To care for our babies, comfort them, love them, and cherish every moment.

Life is too short, and I trust that we ought to grasp and appreciate each minute and every phase and stage that the children go through.

I miss those days when they were babies, and sometimes I would look through their old “baby” pictures and joyfully cry.

But, then I am looking at them now, and think: “God, I raise them wonderfully?!

I am so fortunate, so blessed… “. Well when I say “I” (AHEM) I mean “WE”.

Anyhow, dinner idea today. I hope you like it and try it. As I said, it’s easy-peasy.

I make my own cheese sauce most of the time, but yeah! I need those shortcuts, especially on a busy day when I feel like I need to crawl into my bed. So, please, don’t judge. I think it tastes amazing!!!

OTHER PASTA RECIPES THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE:

Spaghetti Aglio e olio

Spinach Fettuccine with Mushrooms and Cherry Tomatoes

Linguine with Sauteed Calamari

Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

Quick and Easy Spaghetti with Beef Sauce

If you make my Pasta and Cheese with Chicken and Peas, please tag me on Instagram. @sandraseasycooking using hashtag #sandraseasycooking. Thank you so much in advance!

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Yield: Serves 6

Pasta and Cheese with Chicken and Peas

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Amazing and easy weeknight dinner idea.

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Ingredients

• 1 pack Fusilli /1 lbs. = 453g any pasta would work: rigatoni, rotini, macaroni, etc.
• 1/2 tbsp. Olive Oil
• 1 Whole Chicken Breast 2 pieces/10.6 oz in one
• 1 cup Frozen Peas
• Sea Salt and Ground Black Pepper to taste
• 1 jar Cheese Ragu/16oz = 453g Double Cheddar Pasta Sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dry Parsley

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to pasta box. Season water with a generous amount of salt, let it boil and drop the pasta in. It's cooked when it is tender. Try not to overcook, so follow the pasta box instructions.
2. In the skillet (10"skillet), add Olive Oil, and heat it.
3. Wash and slice chicken crosswise, then into strips (or into bite-size). Season the chicken with a pinch or two of sea salt, and ground black pepper. Drop seasoned chicken carefully into the hot oil.
4. Turn the heat down to medium-low and allow the chicken to cook for a couple of minutes on each side, or until the chicken is no longer pink.
5. Drop-in drained cooked pasta, stir well, then add frozen slightly defrosted peas.
6. Pour the cheese sauce in, then turn the heat to simmer, cover the skillet and let it cook under the lid for 2-3 minutes.
7. Lastly, add dry parsley to garnish and serve.

Notes

You may use canned peas. Frozen peas, cook fast, and if you leave one cup on the countertop for 10 minutes they will get slightly defrosted and ready for the skillet.

You can make your own cheese sauce, also you can add more shredded cheddar on top to melt before serving. You can add kale, spinach, carrots, etc. If you wish.

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